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Eighty-nine people were killed and others injured in the April 4 gas attack in Idlib province. The United States intelligence community concluded that Syrian forces were behind the chemical attack, using aerial intelligence, local reporting, and samples taken from victims of the attack in its assessment. (more...)

The Interfax news agency quotes Putin as saying that the relationship between Russian Federation and the USA has deteriorated rather than improved under President Trump's administration. Despite raising tensions between the us and Russian Federation, the USA strikes against Syria gives Tillerson and the USA more leverage, showing they mean business if Assad continues to act inappropriately. (more...)

And with U.S. -South Korean war games taking place, North Korea has intensified its rhetoric , warning that it would retaliate strongly against any aggression. But recently, Abe's ruling party has proposed that Japan should bolster its missile defense, including upgrading the capability to shoot down an enemy missile and acquiring the capacity to attack the base it was sacked from. (more...)

Fourteen people were killed and some 50 injured in the terrorist attack, representing 17 regions. Top leaders from Russia, Germany and France all reportedly spoke over the phone Tuesday and agreed to better communications and the "exchange of data" to combat global terrorism on the heels of Monday's metro bombing in the Russian city of St. (more...)

But it's the best evidence we've got that right now, voters in traditionally Republican districts aren't thrilled with Trump. Admittedly, Estes had several factors working against him - for one, he was the treasurer under the unpopular Republican Gov. (more...)

Meanwhile, the USA has sent an aircraft carrier to the region and is conducting its biggest ever joint military exercises with South Korea. Tensions are deepening as the US has sent an aircraft carrier to waters off the peninsula and is conducting its biggest-ever joint military exercises with South Korea. (more...)

But as he hosted Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on Wednesday, the U.S. president said the threat of terrorism had underlined the alliance's importance. He said one nice thing about me. "He said I'm a genius". For Trump , dealing with investigations into possible contacts between his campaign associates and the Russian officials, keeping Putin at arm's length may be the best political play. (more...)

Officials say swatting is when a person reports a fictitious event or threat to get a response from law enforcement. But while the actual threat may be bogus, police still have to take it seriously. No injuries were reported. By 2:40 p.m., students were being released class by class so their parents could pick them up in front of the school, Brown said. (more...)

The top Russian and Iranian generals have condemned the US missile strike against a Syrian military base and vowed to continue their fight against "terrorists", which they generally call opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Thursday's strike "was related exclusively to the most recent horrific use of chemical weapons", Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Sunday. (more...)

Moore, the police chief, said last week that Jakubowski has had run-ins with local authorities, including one incident in which he tried to disarm an officer. A manhunt has been underway since police say Jakubowski robbed a gun store in Janesville, Wisconsin on April 4. Investigators have said Jakubowski mailed a 161-page manifesto to President Trump that contains extensive, rambling screeds against the government and religion. (more...)

On April 13, US forces deployed an MOAB in the Achin District of the Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. A US airstrike with the military's largest non-nuclear bomb killed at least 36 militants in an attack on Islamic State positions in Afghanistan while also triggering a rift among some of the country's current and former officials. (more...)

The parliament has seven days to approve or reject the state of emergency, but its approval is seen as a foregone conclusion since the legislature is packed with el-Sissi's supporters. Less than four months earlier, around Christmas, another Christian church was bombed in Egypt , leaving 27 worshippers - mostly women and children - dead and wounding almost 70 . (more...)

Among her key proposals, the French far-right candidate wants France to quit North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. The first round of the presidential election will take place on April 23, while the run-off between the top two contenders is scheduled for May 7. (more...)

This week's national average is $2.40 per gallon, an increase of more than 3 cents from last week. Each dollar per barrel of sustained price change in crude oil or gasoline wholesale margins translates into a change of 2.4 cents per gallon in product prices. (more...)

He says that despite the compressed execution schedule, the inmates have in some cases already received "decades of review". Two pharmaceutical companies have joined a legal bid to prevent their drugs from being used to execute seven USA prison inmates in the space of 11 days. (more...)

Dortmund lost 3-2 in the first leg of the quarter-final on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after an attack on their bus caused the match to be postponed. The world players' union FIFPro said that Borussia Dortmund should not have played so soon after Tuesday's attack on their bus and wants clear guidelines on dealing with similar incidents should they happen in the future. (more...)

Aziz told the Senate that Pakistan never said there was any lack of evidence against him. Dujarric was asked that India is strongly disputing the sentence, saying that the due process of law and justice was not observed in this case and that it will consider the sentence as "a premeditated murder". (more...)

Saturday, April 15 . Traditional egg hunts are still a classic way to celebrate the Easter holiday, but also consider trying something new. For more information about the Easter egg hunt , contact Craig Bradley at 618-634-3345 or 618-771-2153. (more...)

Trump, who made last-minute appeals for votes both with robocalls and on Twitter. And the GOP has struggled to put away a trio of special election House races in districts where it won easily just last November. It was a victory for Trump as much as it was a victory for The Republican candidate. But only once did the winning candidate in the special election get a higher percentage of the vote than their party's candidate in the preceding November election. (more...)

Killeen's annual Easter Eggstravaganza is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Killeen Community Center, 2201 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd. Children from birth through 12 years of age are welcome to attend. Older children and adults are welcome to enjoy the other activities. The popular toy store will be closed Friday through Monday, except for the special Easter Egg Hunt that will take place from noon to 4 p.m., said co-owner Jazmyn Douillard. (more...)